Tuesday, September 4, 2012

I am exhausted!

Well, this weekend has certainly been a weekend of labor for me!  We decided to clean out one closet and ended up cleaning out EVERY SINGLE ROOM in our house!  We took two truck-loads full to Goodwill and have at least three huge garbage bins full of trash to get rid of.  Normally I would have said "This is good stuff. Let's keep it and have a garage sale."  Not this time!  I am OVER keeping things and want to start off fresh!  But I am exhausted!  I didn't get to craft all weekend. :(  BOO! Luckily, I got a lot of cards made last week and had this one to post for a challenge at Create with Connie and Mary.  Here were the beautiful colors we were given to work with this week:

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I was really excited when I saw these colors because I think they make great halloween colors and I have been having a lot of fun using my new stamp set, Googly Ghouls.  As I said before, this is my first halloween stamp set EVER, so I want to get as much use out of it as possible!


I first started with the strip of three characters.  They are stamped with Black StazOn ink on Watercolor Paper so I could easily color them in with my Blender Pens.  I stamped that whole strip with the blotches from French Foliage in Lucky Limeade, stamped off so it was a little lighter.  I wanted the little mummy to really stand out, so I stamped him once again and cut him out, then popped him up on two layers of Dimensionals.  For the background, I first thought I wanted to do some pennants.  They are EVERYWHERE though, so I decided to use the Apothecary Accents Framelits instead.  After I cut them out, I lined them up together in the Chevron Embossing Folder so the zig-zags would line up perfectly (yes, a little bit of OCD here :).  The ribbon was added as an afterthought.  I thought it needed a little something to separate the characters from the sentiment.  I like how it hangs off the edge of the card.  I don't do that often enough!  It can be tucked under to fit in a standard-sized envelope, so why not?

Stamp Sets: French Foliage, Googly Ghouls
Cardstock: Lucky Limeade, Night of Navy, Rich Razzleberry, Watercolor Paper
Ink: Black StazOn, Lucky Limeade, Night of Navy, Rich Razzleberry
Tools: Apothecary Accents Framelits, Decorative Label Punch, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Stampin' Pierce Mat, Paper-Piercing Tool, Blender Pen, Chevron Embossing Folder
Accessories: Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon, Googlies, Dimensionals, Sticky Strip
 

11 comments:

  1. Cute Shana! I still haven't used my "Ghouls' yet! I love the way the mummy stands out with the dimensional and one googlie eye. Great job as always!!

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  2. Cute Halloween card!! Love your layout and the way you used the framelits! Very clever!! Thanks for playing the challenge at Create with Connie and Mary!

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  3. What a busy weekend you had! It always feels good to get things out of the house! What a FUN halloween card! I just LOVE this little set! Thanks for playing along in the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!

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  4. Perfect colors for Halloween and your card is too cute! Love how you altered your version of the banners too!

    There must be something in the air with cleaning. I informed DH today that next weekend we are getting rid of lots of stuff! I'm with you-tired of things taking up space that I could use for something else!!

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  5. Oh how fun!!! Love the colors for Halloween and how you used the background framelits! Thanks for playing along with the color challenge this week on Create with Connie and Mary!

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  6. This is a super cool card. I love the purple witch. Thanks for joining our color challenge this week at Create with Connie and Mary. Smiles, Elizabeth

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  7. This is one of my favorite Halloween sets - I love the wiggly eyes that go with it. I need to do some closet cleaning out too! I'm glad you joined the Create with Connie and Mary challenge this week!
    Monika

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  8. Clever way to stack the Apothecary Accents and how can you not love this stamp set with the googly eyes. Now take a break from sorting out your house and get some stampin' in! Thanks for joining us this week at CCMC!

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  9. Shanna, good for you to donate it all! I tried the same thing and my kids voted for the yard sale! WAY TOO MUCH TIME! Your card is just adorable! I especially love the witch's face - she made me giggle! Thanks for playing along this week at Create with Connie & Mary!

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  10. Great halloween card! That witch looks like she needs to take a deep breath! LOL! Thanks for playing the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge this week!

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